There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Calafat by bus, train, car, plane, night train, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Timișoara962 / ...
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Calafat1950
15h 35m$66–149Fly Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidin
11h 23m$57–222Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Baile Herculane347
- Take the bus from Băile Herculane to Calafat1950
17h 35m$177–245Drive 850.4 km
- Drive from Vienna to Calafat850.4 km
9h 26m$160–231Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Wien to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Take the night train from Arad to Băile Herculane
- Take the bus from Băile Herculane to Calafat
17h 34m$64–99Fly Vienna International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)VIE - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Drive from Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica to Calafat
10h 29m$102–277Fly Vienna International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)VIE - INI
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Vratarnica
- Drive from Vratarnica to Calafat
8h 50m$104–333Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)BTS - INI
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Vratarnica
- Drive from Vratarnica to Calafat
9h 55m$80–353Fly Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)VIE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Calafat
12h 46m$98–250
Vienna to Calafat by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Calafat is to bus and night train which costs $60 - $100 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Calafat is to fly and bus and drive which takes 8h 50m and costs $100 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Calafat. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Calafat via Timișoara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 35m.
The distance between Vienna and Calafat is 895 km. The road distance is 850.4 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Calafat without a car is to bus which takes 15h 35m and costs $65 - $150.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Vienna to Calafat, including transfers.
Vienna to Calafat bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Calafat bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Timișoara station.
Calafat is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 7:48 PM in Vienna and 8:48 PM in Calafat.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Calafat is 850 km. It takes approximately 9h 26m to drive from Vienna to Calafat.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Calafat, Romania?
You can take a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Calafat via Timișoara in around 15h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–190
Train from Wien Hbf to Baile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Night train from Arad to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Arad to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $18–27
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Timișoara to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Băile Herculane to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Wien to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- doonikolicprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 (0)35 562 555
- office@eurolin.rs
- Website
- polazak.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Vratarnica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- office@direct-aeroport.ro
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
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